Bank pioneer Tan Chin Tuan dies
November 17th, 2005 by Laura Moncur in News
Tan Chin Tuan donated $29 million to the National University of Singapore. He started out as a bank clerk at age 17. By 1942, he was the managing director of OCBC. He was a banking pioneer that never forgot his humble roots.
He was called the Quiet Achiever and helped educate the populus of Singapore.